In my experience, as an employee (with no real skin in the game), doing the unglamorous jobs rarely gets rewarded with anything but more unglamorous work. You

In my experience, as an employee (with no real skin in the game), doing the unglamorous jobs rarely gets rewarded with anything but more unglamorous work. You have to fight for your career and be willing to switch roles or jobs when you recognize when you've hit a glass ceiling. If I was told no to a project I (a) wanted to work on, (b) was qualified for, and (c) needed to be done, I would be looking for a new job. Whatever "social equity" I've given up for a new job has always been worth it.